ranted; ranting; rants
: to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion
ranter
noun
1
a
: a bombastic extravagant speech
b
: bombastic extravagant language
2
dialectal British
: a rousing good time
Examples of rant in a Sentence
Verb
“You can rant and rave all you want,” she said, “but it's not going to change things.”
He ranted that they were out to get him.
Noun
after complaining about the hotel's lousy service, the woman went off on another rant about the condition of her room
instead of addressing the current crisis, the mayor's speech was a lot of rant emphasizing his accomplishments
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
That venue decision takes away the D.C. district court’s jurisdiction where Judge James E. Boasberg has been ranting about Trump.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
Ted Kaczynski, whose anti-tech rants are finding a new generation of readers, shunned the brother who called the F.B.I. in an effort to halt his campaign of violence.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Viewers have also been ranting and raving about the film, with many stuck on one scene in particular that tells the deep rooted journey of Black music through scenery.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
That venue decision takes away the D.C. district court’s jurisdiction where Judge James E. Boasberg has been ranting about Trump.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
West has been under fire in recent months for controversial X rants filled with hate speech.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
Ted Kaczynski, whose anti-tech rants are finding a new generation of readers, shunned the brother who called the F.B.I. in an effort to halt his campaign of violence.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Rant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rant. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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: loud and wild speech
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